User Manual

SOLUTION / RESULTS
In order to successfully capture and record the Humberside
Police Force’s emergency communications, solutions
provider Weston Digital Technologies turned to Revolabs
Executive HD Wireless Microphone System. Featuring
wireless flexibility, unrivalled sound quality, and robust
security, the system has been designed and tested to bring
unparalleled audio capture to the demands of mission-
critical environments such as law enforcement. Supporting
up to eight wireless microphones, multiple units can be
linked together up to 32 microphones over multiple areas
while integrating with any control system via RS-232 or
Ethernet — becoming a natural, flexible extension of any
new or existing environment. Ensuring communication
clarity, Executive HD microphones feature Revolabs
“Designed for Speech” technology, built-in equalization,
and innovations such as an improved signal-to-noise
ratio to guarantee the highest possible comprehension
between communicators. To keep the force’s conversations
secure, the microphones bring the robustness of AES-256
encryption while allowing up to 20 hours of talk time and
72 standby hours, even with receivers up to 300 feet away.
Revolabs’ wireless wearable microphone system was also
seamlessly integrated with Weston Digital Technologies’
Symphony Ambient Recording system to provide the force
with a complete end-to-end solution for capturing and
recording audio.
“Using Revolabs Executive HD wireless microphones, we
created a communication and recording solution that is
secure, efficient, and extremely easy for officers to use,”
said Mike Partridge, commercial director at Weston Digital
Technologies. “Recordings start automatically once the
lapel microphones are lifted from their charging station
and subsequently stop once they are repositioned on the
dock. The charging dock also removes the need for users
to carry bulky battery packs that can reduce mobility and
comfort. Overall, the combination of the HD mics with our
Symphony Ambient Recording solution allows officers
to manage incidents without worrying about any audio
recording elements, and our client is extremely impressed
with the results.”
Using a total of four Executive HD lapel microphones in
tandem with the Symphony recording system, Humberside
Police are now able to easily communicate during
emergency situations while automatically recording calls.
To integrate these solutions, Weston used Executive HD’s
serial control processor, which allows external systems to
monitor and control both the Executive HD base station
and its microphones via an RS232 or IP interface. As a
result, Weston Digital Technologies was able to develop a
software component that allows communication between
the serial control processor and the Symphony platform —
allowing control of the recording process by automatically
responding to events sent by Executive HD. Furthermore,
since Revolabs microphones operate outside the UHF
spectrum and utilize the DECT personal communication
protocol — which is unlicensed and thus protected for use
by consumers — the force is able to protect its investment
against any possible frequency changes to future-proof
their installation.
“Our new wireless recording solution allows senior police
officers to focus on managing incidents without having
to worry about recording mission-critical management
conversations or meeting their compliance obligations,”
said Dave Christison, Senior Infrastructure Engineer at
Humberside Police. “With Revolabs microphones attaching
directly to clothing or lanyards, officers are also able to
move freely between control rooms without dropping
communication recordings while 128-bit encryption
ensures that all our communications remain fully secure,
providing crucial protection for our transmissions. The
transparency of the system is also a true measure of its
success. We’ve now eliminated unnecessary and time-
consuming processes to streamline our workflow, which
greatly minimizes the possibility of user error. We are
extremely pleased with the outcome — our incident
management communications are now clearly and
securely recorded without adding any complexity for our
staff members or to the surrounding office space.”
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BENEFITS
• Wireless flexibility
• Best-in-class audio quality
• Fail-safe security
• Extended talk times
• Third-party integration
• Ease of use
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